OCR Text |
Show LENT COIiTHOJES FO y 40 DAYS FROM TODAY Lent opened today with Ash "Wednesday, "Wednes-day, a day of faatlnjc. For forty daya the faithful will observe this solemn seasoa with fasting and prayer.. It is most rigidly observed by Catholics, and daring all tha days of Lent, Sunday excepted, ex-cepted, only one fall meal a day is allowed al-lowed by the church. Flesh meat is permitted at the full meal, excepting Wednesdays, Fridays, Ember Saturday and Holy Saturday. The use of flesh and fish at the same meal is forbidden la Lent. The rules do not obtain where the. person is under 21 years of age, nor in the ease of invalids and persons engaged in manual labor. In the Episcopal church Lent is observed ob-served slightly less rigidly. Fast days are observed, and during the Lenten aeaaoa large classes of children axe prepared pre-pared for confirmation at Easter time. Lent closes March 30 this year, Easter Sunday coming Mareh 31. |